Distil - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstɪl|  American pronunciation of the word distil
Brit.  |dɪˈstɪl|  British pronunciation of the word distil

verb

- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops (syn: condense, distill)
The acid distills at a specific temperature
- extract by the process of distillation (syn: distill, extract)
distill the essence of this compound
- undergo the process of distillation (syn: distill)
- give off (a liquid) (syn: distill)
The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound

Extra examples

They distill the whiskey from malted barley.

He has perfectly distilled the meaning of the holiday into a poem.

The acid distills at a specific temperature

The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: distil
he/she/it: distils
present participle: distilling
past tense: distilled
past participle: distilled
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